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Thyroid Meaning & Definition
Thyroid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thyroid?

[n] located near the base of the neck
[adj] suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality"
[adj] of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency"; "thyroidal uptake"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thyroid: thyroid gland | thyroidal

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See Also | ductless gland | endocrine gland

Thyroid In Webster's Dictionary

\Thy"roid\, a. [Gr. ? shield-shaped; ? a large, oblong shield (from ? a door) + ? form: cf. F. thyro["i]de, thyr['e]o["i]de.] 1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal. {Thyroid cartilage}. See under {Larynx}. {Thyroid body}, or {Thyroid gland} (Anat.), a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. {Thyroid dislocation} (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen. {Thyroid foramen}, the obturator foramen.

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